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Hither Green rail crash

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The Hither Green rail crash was a train derailment that occurred near Hither Green maintenance depot, between Hither Green and Grove Park railway stations at 21:16 on 5 November 1967. It was a busy Sunday evening service from Hastings to London Charing Cross and there were standing passengers on the train. Of the twelve coaches, eleven were derailed and four turned onto their sides resulting in 49 fatalities and 78 people injured.

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